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Argowal is a village in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, India.
Block / Tehsil → Dasua
District → Hoshiarpur
State → Punjab
Time zone → IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone Code / Std Code → 01886
Pin Code → 144207
Post Office Name → Garhdiwala
Elevation / Altitude → 239 meters. Above Seal level
Coordinates → 31°44'57"N 75°44'8"E
About Argowal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Argowal village is 030832. Argowal village is located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. Dasua is nearest town to Argowal village.
Overview Argowal is small village located in Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab with total 489 families residing. The Argowal village has population of 2082 of which 1070 are males while 1012 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Argowal village population of children with age 0-6 is 191 which makes up 9.17 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Argowal village is 946 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Argowal as per census is 891, higher than Punjab average of 846.
Argowal village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Argowal village was 83.45 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Argowal Male literacy stands at 88.13 % while female literacy rate was 78.52 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Argowal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.
Caste Factor In Argowal village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.98 % of total population in Argowal village. The village Argowal currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Work Profile In Argowal village, out of total population, 714 were engaged in work activities. 83.89 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.11 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 714 workers engaged in Main Work, 188 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourer.
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